surgery in progress at USC

Doctors perform surgery at USC University Hospital in Los Angeles in 2010. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine includes patients' memories of their own surgeries.

Doctors perform surgery at USC University Hospital in Los Angeles in 2010. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine includes patients' memories of their own surgeries. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Doctors perform surgery at USC University Hospital in Los Angeles in 2010. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine includes patients' memories of their own surgeries.Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times